The Mannequin Challenge needs to disappear already

Here's another reason why you shouldn't do something just because it's trending.

Eleven staff members at a hospital in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico are facing the possibility of getting the sack after they had a go at the Mannequin Challenge, a viral Twitter trend in which participants stand frozen stiff while being filmed.

Generally, the challenge is pretty harmless, with people standing still not posing much of a risk.

But these doctors and nurses are coming under fire because of patients involved – who appear to be heavily pregnant, Argentinian media outlet Infobae reports.

After the video was posted to social media, there were some Facebook posts concerned about the safety of the patients.

The Mexican Social Security Institute responded by sanctioning the staff involved, with some facing docked pay, sacking and the possibility heading to court.

Look, no one wants to see anyone lose their job, but this Mannequin Challenge business is getting out of hand.

It was fun at first, but now we're fed up with it - like that Adele song the radio station plays five times an hour it has lost its appeal.